Biology of Insect Eggs

Biology of Insect Eggs is a three-volume account of the biology of insect eggs and covers topics ranging from oviposition and respiratory systems to the respiratory efficiency of egg plastrons. Hydropyles and water relations are also discussed, along with colleterial glands, enemies of insect eggs, and devices used by insects to defend their eggs against enemies. The first volume of this book begins with an overview of a number of controversial points related to insect eggs, such as...
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Biology of Insect Eggs is a three-volume account of the biology of insect eggs and covers topics ranging from oviposition and respiratory systems to the respiratory efficiency of egg plastrons. Hydropyles and water relations are also discussed, along with colleterial glands, enemies of insect eggs, and devices used by insects to defend their eggs against enemies. The first volume of this book begins with an overview of a number of controversial points related to insect eggs, such as size of eggs, the kinds of metamorphosis, apolysis and ecdysis, and arrangement of orders of insects. The second volume contains chapters that deal with the structure of the female reproductive system; vitellogenesis; and the development of the micropylar complex. It also provides an account of the eggs of each order of insects, including Ephemeroptera, Orthoptera, and Cheleutoptera as well as Phthiraptera, Hemiptera, and Coleoptera. The third volume is the index to subjects, species, and the bibliography which contains more than 4,000 entries. This monograph will be of interest to biologists and entomologists.